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150th Anniversary of the New Hermitage

Date of Issue
14.02.2002
Catalogue number
5217-0029
Date of Issue
14.02.2002
Catalogue number
5217-0029
Denomination
100 rubles
Quality
Proof
Metal, fineness
Gold 900/1000
Total weight, g
17.45 (±0.17)
Fine metal content not less than, g
15.55
Diameter, mm
30.00 (-0.25)
Thickness, mm
1.70 (±0.20)
Mintage, pcs
1,000

Obverse

in the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, lower -the semicircular inscription - "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA)] framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "СТО РУБЛЕЙ" (ONE HUNDRED RUBLES), at the bottom - the year of issue "2002", the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right - the fine metal content and the mint trade mark.

Reverse

a Scythian golden comb from the Solokha burial (the IVth century B.C.), the inscription at the bottom along the rim: "НОВЫЙ ЭРМИТАЖ" (THE NEW HERMITAGE) divided by the date "150" in an oval, above the date - the building of the New Hermitage.

Authors

The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptor: A.S. Khazov. Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 240 corrugations.

The New Hermitage opened on February 5 (February 17 New Style) is the first public museum of the world art in Russia. The building of the New Hermitage was erected in 1839-1852 by architect Leo von Klenze specially for keeping the museum's collections of works of art.

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